Age structure:
0-14 years:
36% (male 843,038; female 825,519)
15-64 years:
58% (male 1,337,268; female 1,393,397)
65 years and over:
6% (male 107,405; female 178,603) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.43% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 26.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.15 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 77.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
63.37 years
male:
59.06 years
female:
67.9 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.22 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective:
Kyrgyzstani
Ethnic groups: Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%
See also: Dungan
Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Languages: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language
note: in March 1996, the Kyrgyzstani legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
99%
female:
96% (1989 est.)